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The Artifact

This is a statue that was found in present day Nigeria. The people who lived there were really talented and artistic. Ife was located in Nigeria at that time and they were really artistic. This statue was particularly made for the king at that time.The statue was made of great material.


African

The People of African depended on trade who ever was the center of the trade route was really wealthy. The Bantu people were really helpful to others because they were nomads and they knew the savanna very well so they could help travelers where to go. THe Ife-Ile people were one of the best african kingdoms at that time because they had the finest soil but then fell., this is still a mystery.Benin was also a very good trading center, But since there houses were made out of mud and there tools rusted away there is really little know about them.

Current Events

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-24/sub-sahara-africa-stocks-mumias-sugar-safaricom-tps-move.html